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Botting, Douglas, Sketches By Janet Chandler
Island of the Dragon' Blood
1958
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Dettagli
Anno di pubblicazione
1958
Luogo di stampa
New York. Wilfred Funk, Inc.
Autore
Botting, Douglas, Sketches By Janet Chandler
Edizione
First American edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Africa Indian Ocean
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione
Sì
Descrizione
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, [ii], 15-251 pp, illustrations from photos, drwgs, maps, glossary of Arab words, bibliog. original black cloth, lightly rubbed at edge, near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the few books on the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of east Africa, which describes the cave-dwelling aboriginal people, witchcraft, and the strange primitive forms of plant and animal life. The author was part of the Oxford University Expedition of 1956, the first since 1899 to explore the island.